15 city snowplows sidelined for repairs

4:09 PM,
Feb. 14, 2014

A city worker used a bulldozer to remove snow from in front of City Hall on Jan. 5.

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As the region braces for yet more snow, Cincinnati has just 45 trucks available to salt and plow streets - down from 60 at the beginning of the season - because of breakdowns, according to city spokeswoman Meg Olberding.

Mayor John Cranley blames the previous administration for reducing spending on basic services such as road maintenance.

"We have not been replacing our fleet as we should have," he said Friday. ...